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2007/04/02, 11:04 AM
Hey I'm not sure if they are called negatives or not, but if you were doing 4 sets while increasing the weight with each set, and on the third or fourth you decrease the weight going back to the starting weight in order to do a higer number of reps. So not sure what that is called or not but how bad is that to do?
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Jonathan (jonnnyko@hotmail.com)
*** Nothing Is Real but Pain Now ***
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2007/04/02, 03:12 PM
That is called a pyramid I believe. I don't think they're bad to do, and everything can have its place in a workout scheme overtime. Why do you feel that you need to reduce the weight and do higher reps?
Negatives: for example you load up a barbell with 110% of your 1 rep max for bench. Get a spotter, you lower the weight to your chest slowly and the spotter helps you lift it back up. You are doing the negative part of the lift.
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2007/04/02, 03:19 PM
pyramid is one of the safest easiest ways to workout. best for a beg. imo
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2007/04/02, 06:25 PM
ecle5c- i guess i try to do it because i want to increase my strength gains also my definition, but since i have a horrible right shoulder i find that if i keep increasing the weight for all 4 sets i won't be able to complete my whole routine for the day.
big- how long should one stay with the pyramid idea or should i switch it up with something else too?
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Jonathan (jonnnyko@hotmail.com)
*** Nothing Is Real but Pain Now ***
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2007/04/03, 08:32 AM
You don't necessarily have to increase the weight after every set, there are many times I'll leave the weight the same between my 3rd and 4th set because I know I can only do a certain number with good form.
If your shoulder can handle it I'd recommend sticking with the same rather than decreasing weight.
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2007/04/04, 11:02 AM
I always lift my way up to my heaviest set and then back the weight off a little bit so that I can really finish the muscle off. Of course that's after going two or three reps past failure on my heaviest set, so I can't even lift that much on my next set without taking a 5 minute rest. so I lower the weight and keep going and keep working the muscle.
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